In Eysenck's model of personality, which of the following is correct about extraversion introversion?
A. It is an example of a habitual response.
B. It is the opposite of neuroticism.
C. It is one of two basic personality dimensions.
D. It is one of five basic personality dimensions.
Question 2According to the text, the growing acceptance of the several biological influences on personality is
A. a reflection of the decline of psychoanalysis in academic psychology.
B. partly due to a return to the notion of the blank slate.
C. a reflection of behaviorism's decline in academic psychology.
D. due to computer technology of the late 20th century.
Question 3Hans Eysenck's approach to personality research is similar to Cattell's approach in that
A. both emphasized the role of biology in determining personality.
B. both are concerned with identifying the basic structure of personality.
C. both identified the same number of basic personality factors.
D. both emphasized the distinction between extraversion and introversion.
Question 4Compared to a few decades ago, personality psychologists today are much more likely to acknowledge the importance of biological influences on personality. This shift is partly a reflection of the declining influence of which approach to personality?
A. Psychoanalytic
B. Trait
C. Humanistic
D. Behaviorism
Question 5Compared to 30 or 40 years ago, personality psychologists today generally are more likely to acknowledge that
A. the personalities of newborns resemble a blank slate.
B. personality cannot be separated from our biology.
C. all people have similar biological functioning, such as nearly identical brain-wave activity.
D. differences in adult personality are a result of different learning histories.
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